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Sportsmen and Sportswomen - Sporting Heroes 2

Here is our second picture quiz on Sporting Heroes. Whilst the quiz focuses mainly on human heroes, there are a couple of animal heroes thrown in for good measure!

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  1. Henry Cooper is celebrated as one of the great Londoners in the 'London Song' by which artist on his 1998 album The Storyteller?

    Photograph courtesy of colorsport.co.uk
    • Born: 3 May 1934
    • Place: London, England
    • Nationality: British
    • His nickname was Our 'Enery
    • He had an identical twin brother
    • He had many jobs including a paper round before school and made money out of recycling golf balls
    • Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali
    • He was often regarded as the most popular of all English boxers
    • He was the first to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award twice
    • He had a total of 55 fights with 40 wins - 27 being KO's

  2. What was Jackie Stewart's nickname?

    Photograph courtesy of scotzinesport.com
    • Born: 11th June 1939
    • Place: Milton, England
    • Nationality: British
    • He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships
    • He received a knighthood in 2001
    • George Harrison is one of his good friends
    • He still travels over 300,000 miles a year

  3. In 2009, Joe Calzaghe appeared on which television show?

    Photograph courtesy of telegraph.co.uk
    • Born: 23 March 1972
    • Place: Hammersmith, London
    • Nationality: Welsh
    • He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record
    • He is 5ft 11ins
    • He had 46 fights, 46 wins with 32 KO's
    • In 1995 Calzaghe was voted Young Boxer of the Year
    • He is also one of only three undisputed and undefeated world champions

  4. Johnny Wilkinson started his career at Newcastle School of Rugby in which rugby position?

    Photograph courtesy of bonjourdubai.com
    • Born: 25 May 1979
    • Place: Frimley, Surrey
    • Nationality: British
    • He is a member of the England national team
    • He not only excelled at rugby, but also at tennis, cricket and basketball
    • Wilkinson holds the Rugby World Cup points record with 249
    • He is the only player to score points in two World Cup Finals
    • On 4th April 1988, he made his debut as a replacement for Mike Catt, becoming England's youngest ever player
    • Although he is a generally left-footed kicker, he kicked the World Cup winning drop goal in 2003 with his right foot

  5. Lester Piggott is riding which horse in the picture?

    Photograph courtesy of dailymail.co.uk
    • Born: 5 November 1935
    • Place: Wantage, Oxfordshire
    • Nationality: British
    • His grandfather rode three Grand National winners, in 1912, 1918 and 1919
    • Lester began racing horses from his father's stable when he was 10 years old and won his first race in 1948, aged 12 years

  6. Michael Schumacher had a voice in which Disney/Pixar movie?

    Photograph courtesy of f1zone.net
    • Born: 3 January 1969
    • Place: Hurth, West Germany
    • Nationality: German
    • He is a seven-time World Champion
    • He is famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari
    • He is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time
    • Off the track, Schumacher is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety
    • Michael and his younger brother Ralf are the only brothers to win races in Formula One
    • They were the first brothers to finish 1st and 2nd in the same race, in Montreal in 2001

  7. Galloping on what worked wonders on Red Rum's feet?

    Photograph courtesy of telegraph.co.uk
    • Foaled: 1965
    • Place: Ireland
    • Nationality: Irish
    • Liverpool car dealer Ginger McCain bought him for his client Noel le Mare
    • Tommy Stack rode the 12-year-old to his record third Grand National triumph, in what is regarded as one of the greatest moments in horseracing history
    • He was buried at the winning post of the Aintree racecourse

  8. Valentino Rossi has stayed with the now-famous No.46 throughout his career in a homage to which racer?

    Photograph courtesy of pojokgarasi.com
    • Born: 16 February 1969
    • Place: Urbino, Italy
    • Nationality: Italian
    • He has nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name - seven of which are in the premier class
    • He has had 139 Podiums and been in pole position 49 times
    • His victory at the 2009 Dutch TT in Assen was Rossi's 100th victory

  9. What is Linford Christie's middle name?

    Photograph courtesy of blogs.coventrytelegraph.net
    • Born: 2 April 1960
    • Place: St Andrew, Jamaica
    • Nationality: British
    • He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes
    • He is the most decorated British male athlete
    • In 1993 the West London Stadium was renamed the Linford Christie Stadium in his honour

  10. Stirling Moss was given a 12-month ban after test driving which make of car in 1960?

    Photograph courtesy of oldirish.com
    • Born: 17 September 1929
    • Place: London
    • Nationality: British
    • He is a former racing driver
    • He would compete in as many as 62 races in a single year
    • Moss was a pioneer in the British Formula One racing scene
    • His first Formula One win was in 1955 at his home race, the British Grand Prix at Aintree
    • For three consecutive years (1958-1960) he won the gruelling 1,000 km (620 mi) race at Germany's Nürburgring
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